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Young Russians’ Desire to Leave Hits 10-Year High – Poll

The
number of young Russians who would like to move out of their home
country has soared to a 10-year high, according to an independent Levada
Center poll published Tuesday.

Sociologists have warned that younger generations’ increasing willingness to move abroad risks hurting Russia’s economy, while the Kremlin dismissed it as no cause for alarm. The share of young Russians who want to emigrate has been creeping upward in the years since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, when it was at just 20%.

According
to Levada’s latest results, 53% of Russian respondents aged 18 to 24
would like to emigrate. This marks a 16% increase in five months and is
the highest share of respondents since 2009.

“Young people don’t take the state’s offered development model
seriously; meanwhile, their life isn’t as settled as that of the older
generation,” The Bell news website quoted Levada sociologist Stepan Goncharov as saying.

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“Across all age groups, 21% of Russians expressed a desire to leave their home country.”

I suggest this 21% improve their own country instead of polluting the West. Once a Russian, always a Russian, no countries should allow any Russians the easy way out. If they are unhappy in Russia, do something about it!

“Across all age groups, 21% of Russians expressed a desire to leave their home country”
That’s just common sense. If I were a Ruskie, I wouldn’t enjoy living in a shithole either. But, as we see, 79% enjoy being turds.